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Lenovo ThinkPad X60 12-inch Tablet PC for $851

31 January 2008 Posted By: Andrew
Posted in: Hardware, Low Budget Tablets

Dealnews.com has a pretty fantastic deal on a Lenovo X60 Tablet. $851, shipped! It looks like similar units usually retail for around $1500, so this is definitely a good deal.

Here are the relevent specs:

• Intel Core Duo L2400 1.66GHz dual-core processor
• 12.1″ 1024×768 LCD
• 1GB RAM
• 80GB hard drive
• 802.11a/b/g wireless
• Windows XP Tablet Edition

via BoingBoing Gadgets

Asus Eee PC Sighting on Campus

4 December 2007 Posted By: Tracy
Posted in: Hardware, Low Budget Tablets

This isn’t a tablet, nor does it have a rotating screen, but the Asus Eee PC is obviously a device a student could appreciate. At around $400 and light as a hardback book, it’s a handy tool for typing papers and reading around campus (like a Kindle with a keyboard).



I didn’t realize how small they were until I saw one in person yesterday. Apparently a guy in my class has one since he was using it in our study lounge and looked to be efficiently typing some paper just fine on the little keys. Interesting.

I’ve also seen two folks in my classes purchase the low-priced HP Pavilion Tablet PC this semester thanks to it being THE ONLY TABLET IN STORES AROUND HERE. Sigh Of all tablets to be in stores. I’m all for touchscreen, but not ONLY touchscreen. I guess it’s better than nothing. That now makes four tablet users in my class of ~70.

Introducing the QuadPad 1

28 November 2007 Posted By: Robert
Posted in: Hardware, Low Budget Tablets

Here’s a slate-based Tablet PC many of you probably won’t have seen before and for good reason. A product of Quaduro Systems, a small company based in the UK, the QuadPad 1 is a Tablet PC that has had its previous marketing focus directed towards the automative and logistic industry. However, confident that the QuadPad 1 can also perform to a similarly high level of function and effectiveness in schools, Quaduro Systems are now beginning to focus their attention on the educational sector, primarily in the UK.

Out with the old (sob!) and in with the new

4 October 2007 Posted By: Robert
Posted in: Hardware, Low Budget Tablets

Well it couldn’t have happened at a worse time i.e. a few days before the start of my new term, but recurring battery problems have finally caused me to lose faith in my trusty old Acer C300 and as a consequence I’ve sent her packing to the Tablet PC retirement home (well actually I’ve passed it on to my daughters who will still hopefully gain a limited ‘tethered to the mains’ benefit from her). I’m truly sad to let the ‘old girl’ go. She was my inking partner for well over 2 years and during that time she helped me greatly to get through some pretty intense bouts of academic workload. However when a machine becomes more and more prone to instantaneous bouts of ‘electronic narcolepsy’ you just have to do the right thing and let it go.

So given this unexpected setback I had to rush out in ‘panic fashion’ to get my hands on another Tablet PC and fast. Not being prepared for the sudden expense I definitely had to err on the side of finance and not wanton desirability. That meant instead of reaching for a more cutting edge solution such as a Lenovo X61 (like our glorious leader - pokes out tongue :o)), a HP 2710p or a Fujitsu T2010 etc. I had to set my Tablet PC buying sights a little bit lower (aahhhh….the wonderful, gritty world of the poor student eh? :o)). So in the end I ended up going for a Toshiba Portege M400, which following the arrival of its more powerful bigger brother - the R400, has made it a more cost effective, yet still reasonably powerful, solution than it was previously.

Old Vs New

26 September 2007 Posted By: William
Posted in: Choosing a Tablet PC, Low Budget Tablets

The X61 vs Everything Else - Part 2 (better late than never)

It’s a fact that students are not the most wealthy people. It’s a combination of being busy studying and being lazy. It’s these facts that make it difficult for most students to afford desirable pieces of tech like tablet PCs.

You may have realized that the purpose of this 3 part series isn’t just to critically analyze the Lenovo X61t but also to have a look at what else is out there.

Buying a second hand tablet is something that hasn’t been discussed much lately on STPC but it’s an excellent way to get your first tablet. Second hand tablets are relitavely cheap which makes them ideal for students who are not sure if tablets are for them or those who can’t justify the expense of a new one.

Old VS New

21 July 2007 Posted By: William
Posted in: Choosing a Tablet PC, Low Budget Tablets

The X61 vs Everthing Else - Part 2 (better late than never)

It’s a fact that students are not the most wealthy people. It’s a combination of being busy studying and being lazy. It’s these facts that make it difficult for most students to afford desireable pieces of tech like tablet PCs.

You may have realised that the purpose of this 3 part series isn’t just to critically analyse the Lenovo X61t but also to have a look at what else is out there.

Nokia 770 Internet Tablet for $134.99

25 June 2007 Posted By: Andrew
Posted in: Low Budget Tablets

Woot.com is currently offering the Nokia 770 Internet Tablet for $134.99.

Here are the quick specs:

• High-resolution (800×480) touch screen with up to 65,536 colors
• Memory: Flash 128MB
• Memory card: 64MB RS-MMC (Reduced Size – MultiMediaCard)
• Option for extended virtual memory (RS-MMC up to 1 GB)
• Weight: 8.1 ounces
• Dimensions: 5.5 inches x 3.1 inches x 0.70 inch
• Operating system – Internet Tablet OS 2006 edition
• Standard Li-ion Battery 1500 mAh
• Browse Time up to 3 hours
• Standby Time up to 7 days

More Discounts from Lenovo (this time for Father’s Day)

3 June 2007 Posted By: Tracy
Posted in: Low Budget Tablets, News

Save up to $420 instantly plus discounted upgrades on select ThinkPad notebooks this Father’s Day

Lucky for us, that includes the Thinkpad X Series tablets! That brings the X60/61’s down to a starting price of $1,400-$1,600. Nice! The UltraBase dock is also half price if you were planning on grabbing that.

Before you Google when Father’s Day is, it’s June 17th, so I’m guessing the sale is for the next 15 days or so.

Hypothetically, this would save me a lot of money on an X61…with Multitouch…and a 160 GB hard drive…hypothetically *cough*. So I heard, at least.

Looking for a Tablet? Lenovo’s 25% Off ’till Memorial Day

15 May 2007 Posted By: Andrew
Posted in: Choosing a Tablet PC, Low Budget Tablets

Thanks to a heads up from Kevin at jkOnTheRun, Lenovo’s offering an astounding 25% off the X60 Tablet plus free shipping and handling to the US (save Alaska and Hawaii…sorry guys).

At the low end, you can grab an Intel Core Duo 1.67GHz, 1GB RAM, 60GB SATA Hard Drive, 12.1″ XGA screen, Windows Vista Business, with A/B/G WiFi and LAN for $1495.

Upgrade to a 120GB SATA hard drive for a mere $33.75 and another gig of RAM (for 2 GB total) for $135 and you’re looking at a pretty rockin’ system.

A Tablet PC Substitute?

15 May 2007 Posted By: Frank
Posted in: Blog Related, Choosing a Tablet PC, Low Budget Tablets, Note-Taking

Check out this really cool tablet PC substitute pictured on the left (Adesso’s CyberPad).  It doubles as a notepad to write down your lecture notes, any notes for that matter, and can be plugged into a USB port on your laptop/desktop PC to serve as an inking surface.  I use Aipek’s HyperPen 1200U with an enormous writing area of 12×9 inches on my desktop running Vista.  Hooking up one of these digital tablets to a non-tablet PC computer makes using Microsoft’s OneNote and other inking applications come to life if you currently own a non-tablet PC.  Aipek recently put out a new tablet that is optimized to run with Vista (Slim Tablet), and they also have a similar CyberPad device (My Note Premium). 

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